List at least 6 differences between covalent compound and ionic compounds with one example each.
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Covalent compound:
covalent compounds are characterized by the sharing of electrons between two or more atoms. These bond mostly occur between nonmetals or between two of the same (or similar) elements. Two atoms with similar electronegativity will not exchange an electron from their outermost shell; the atom instead share electrons so that their valence electron shell is filled.
Example:
A compound that contaun only covalent bonds are methane (CH4), Carbon monoxide (CO), iodine monobromide (IBr).
Covalent bonding between hydrogen atoms since each hydrogen atom has one electron, they are able to fill their outermost shell by sharing a pair of electrons through a covalent bond.
Ionic compounds:
Ionic bonds occurs when there is a large difference in electronegativity between two atoms. This large difference lead to the loss of an electron from the less electronegativityatom and the gain of that electron by the more electronegativity atoms, results in two ions. These oppositely charged ionic feels an attraction to each other, and this electrostatic attraction constitutes an ionic bonds.
Ionic bond occurs between a nonmetal, which act an electron acceptor, and a metal , which act as an electron donar. Metals have few valence electrons, whereas nonmetal have closer to eight valence electrons; to easily satisfied the octet rule, the nonmetal will accept an electron donated by a metal. More than one electron can be denoted and recived in an ionic bond.
Example:
Ionic bonding includes NaCl, Kl, MgCl2. Formation of Sodium fluoride (Naf) The transfer of an electron from a neutral sodium atom to a neutral fluoride atoms creates two oppositely charge ions: Na+ and F-. Attraction of the oppositely charged ions is the ionic bond between Na and F.